Buckle.



J. A. ALCORN.

BUCKLE.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN ALLEN ALOORN, OF GREELEY, COLORADO.

BUCKLE To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN ALLEN ALcoRN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Greeley, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado,have'invented new and useful Improvements in Buckles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to buckles for use in connect-ion with straps forsecuring straps around packages.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thebuckle of this invention shown used in connection with a strap appliedto a package. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the buckle. F ig. 3is an edge view thereof showing the manner of securing a strap to thebuckle. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the buckle and strap, showingan easy way of manipulating the same by means of a hand-operated pin orpry.

The buckle contemplated in this invention is constructed in the main ofa blank of sheet metal and is stamped up by suitable means to comprise aflat body l and angular end portions which form substantiallyrectangular eyes 2 and 3 through which portions of the strap indicatedat 4 pass. The blank from which the buckle is formed is preferablyrectangular so that when the eyes 2 and 3 are bent vertically to oneside of thebody and apertured as indicated at 5, the buckle as a wholehas a uniform width. The eyes 2 and 3 project preferably at right anglesfrom the body l and are both on the same side of the body, while betweenthe eyes 2 and 3 and arranged about centrally of the body l there is astud 6 which is secured to the body l and which also projects from thesame side of the body as the eyes 2 and 3. The apertures 5 in the eyesare of substantially the same width as the strap 4, one end of which ispassed through both of the eyes and provided with a hole to receive thestud 6 after which the end portion of the strap is Specification oflLetters Patent.

Application lecl November 8, 1907.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Serial No. 401,307.

passed around and along the opposite side of the body l and secured toitself by one or more rivets 7 or their equivalent. In this way, thebuckle is secured to one end of the strap, the other end of the strapbeing provided with a longitudinal series of holes 8, any one of whichmay be placed in engagement with the stud 6 of the buckle.

After passing the strap around the package the perforated end of thestrap is inserted through the eyes 5 and 6 and drawn taut until the stud6 enters and engages with the desired hole S in the strap, thuscompleting the operation of fastening the package.

In order to facilitate the fastening and unfastening of the package, Iprovide a pointed pin or pry 9 of suitable length having attachedthereto a flexible finger root or strap l0 which is adapted to be passedaround one of the fingers of the operators hand, so that the pin 9 willlie in the palm of the hand and project in the direction of the thumb.In order to unfasten the strap, the pointed end of the pin is insertedthrough the two portions of the strap passing through the eyes 5 in themanner illustrated in Eig. l, said pin lying to one side of the stud 6.The pin thus raises the perforated end portion of the strap and allowsthe saine to be readily withdrawn from the eyes 2 and 3. In like manner,the pin facilitates the tightening of the st-rap in making up thepackage as by pulling on the strap, the latter rides easily over the pin9 until the desired tension has been produced on the strap when the pin9 is withdrawn and the stud 6 allowed to enter the appropriate hole inthe strap.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is Apackage tie buckle comprising a fiat strip of rectangular metal havingportions of its opposite ends cut away to provide rectangular shapedeyes; having a fiat body portion therebetween, said eye ends -bentupwardly in true planes perpendicular to the body portion, the bodyportion being provided at its center with an upwardly projecting stud, astrap having one end inserted through bothiof the eyes and connected tothe said eyes and connected to the stud, substen Stud, said end of thestrap being turned tially as specified. 10 over on one edge of the bodyportion and In testimony wheree- I afiX my signature then extended alongthe undersurface of the in presence of two Witnesses.

same and having its terminal Secured lto said y JOHN ALLEN ALCORN. endof the strap outside of the body of the fitnessesz buckle, the other oropposite end of the strap HENRY T. VEST,

- adapted to also be inserted through both of Y MARY O. EST.

